Season 2: Episode 5 - Self-Determined Education with Hayley McQuire

What this episode covers

What is the role of community and local connection in creating powerful authentic change? And how might a First Nations-led education system enable self-determination that more fully supports all aspects of us in communities? In this episode, we speak Hayley McQuire, a proud Darumbal and South Sea Islander woman from Rockhampton, Central Queensland, Australia, and a passionate advocate for Indigenous social justice and First Nations lead education. Hayley has worked with young people worldwide to advocate for education rights through the UN Secretary General’s Global Education First Initiative. She is the co-founder and National Coordinator of the National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition, Co-Chair of Learning Creates Australia and an Obama Foundation Leader in the Asia Pacific.